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-l UNITED# STATES@` CHAELES E. CLEVELAND AND JOSEPH HANSON, vOE EOETWAYNE, INDIANA;-

SAID CLEVELAND ASSIGNOE'TO SAID Y.HANSON SIDE DRESSE'R' FORV SAW'S.

- l SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,09, datedMarch27, 1888.

' Application led September 17, 1887. Serial No. 249,995. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES E. CLEVE- LAND and JOSEPH HANSON, citizensof the United States, residing at Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen andState of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Side Dress, of whichthe following is a specification.

Our invention relates to side dressers fo band and kindred saws, inwhich the sides of xo the teeth are side-dressed by compression.

The object of our invention is to provide a side dress that will leavethe cutting-points of the teeth all the same width and tapering down tothe sawlplate at any angle desired,

something that has never been satisfactorily done heretofore.

We will proceed to describe one way in which we have carried out ourimprovement in practical form, and then point ont definitely zo inclaims the special improvements which we believe to be new and Wish toprotect by Letters Patent.

In the drawings, Figure lis a top view; Fig. 2, a side'view; Fig. 3, afront view.

The casting B and the hangers K, cast thereon, constitute the frame ofthe machine. In the hangers K turns the shaft F, carrying the miter-gearE, meshed into miter-gear E', which -is keyed onto the lower end ofroller A. rIhe 3o spur-gears D D'are also keyed onto the lower end ofthe rollers A A', respectively, for the purpose of communicating motionfrom one roller to the other.' -The rollers A A' are made of steel andare beveled at their upper ends,

55 as shown by the drawings, to any desired bevel or shape. By changingt-he bevel of these rollers it will change the shape of the side ofthesawteeth, as it is these rollers which yshape or side-dress thesaw-teeth by pressing them 4o into shape.

The steel spring C is provided, so that when the set-screw H is screwedup itwill press against the adjustable box J, thus pushing the roller Aagainst the saw. Now if there are any lumps or uneven placesin thesaw-plate this spring C will allow the roller A to vgive back, and thusnot press against the saw-plate so hard as to stretch or injure it.

To operate the-side dress: After the saw has been sWaged-that is, thepoints of the teeth flattenedl or spread out-place it between therollers A A', allowing the back to restvon'the adjusting-screw I, andadjust the saw so that the points of the teeth come about even with thetop of the rollers A A'. Then screw up the screw H, bringing the rollersA A' firmly against the saw. Now by turning the shaft F the saw is, bythe motion of the rollers A A', drawn through between the aforesaidrollers, which press the teeth all to an even width. The shaft F may bedriven by hand or power, as desired.

In order that the saw may not be forced up off from the screw I by theaction of the rollers, we usually tilt the machine back, so thatdescribed, for mechanical changes may bemade without departing from themain ideas of our invention, and different devices may be substitutedfor those here shown.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by'Letters Patent, is-

1. In aside drcssfor band and like saws, the combination of the. rollersA A', having their upper ends beveled, the cog-wheels D D', the frame B,the hangers K, nxitergears-E E', and the shaft F, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

2. In a side dress for band and kindred saws, the combination of therollers A A', the spring C, the screw H, ythe adjustable box J, themiter-gears E E', the hangers K, and the shaft F, substantially as andfor the purpose specified. 3. The combination, in a side dress for bandand kindredsaws, of the rollers AA', the frame B, the screw I, thecog-wheels D D', the spring C, and `the screw H, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

. CHAS.v E. CLEVELAND.

JOSEPHv HANSON. Witnesses:

` J. M. KUHNS,

S. MOTTINGER.

